volumes <1-5> : 23 cm

"From Yankee magazine."

Book 4 edited by Edie Clark

Book 5- edited by Clarissa M. Silitch

Book 5- published by Yankee Books

Includes bibliographical references

V. 1. Managing the small woodlot; Cooking on a wood stove; Keeping a family cow; Spring tonic; Keeping a small flock of chickens for home use; Whole wheat bread from grain to loaf; Raising and drying beans and corn; Creating natural dyes from common plants; Brewing apple cider and vinegar at home; Making plain and fancy soap -- V. 2. Fireplace cookery; Keeping sheep for meat, wool, and pleasure; Digging and stoning a well; How to build a smokehouse; Coping with a whole pig; Simple wooden toys that last; Making paint from scratch; Decorating a wall with old-fashioned stenciling; How to make an apple-picking ladder; Keeping geese, guinea hens and peacocks -- V. 4. Chimney connection; Community skating rink; Drying fruits and vegetables; Rural driveway; Maple syrup from scratch; Homemade ice cream; Reclaiming your garden soil; Building bridges; Flax to linen; Herbal medicines -- V. 5. Weaving on a tape loom; Reseating chairs with cane and rush; How to care for quilts, old and new; Laying a slate roof; Care and splicing of rope; Clock repairs you can do yourself; Preserving meats and vegetables by salting, brining and pickling; Reclaiming an overgrown field; Making a rope hammock

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